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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

GUITAR, STRINGS & MUSIC CULTURE

Author

Ismail Okafor

Business Correspondent

Ismail Okafor covers Artists, Soundtrack News and Storytelling.

Articles by Ismail Okafor

Nylon vs Phosphor Bronze Strings: Sound and Feel Trade-Offs

Nylon vs Phosphor Bronze Strings: Sound and Feel Trade-Offs

Ismail Okafor

Fingerstyle vs Flatpick: Technique, Tone, and When to Use Each

Fingerstyle vs Flatpick: Technique, Tone, and When to Use Each

Ismail Okafor

Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Guitarist Who Wired Gospel Into Rock and Roll

Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Guitarist Who Wired Gospel Into Rock and Roll

Ismail Okafor

Slide-position fret map comparing standard and open tuning chord shapes

Bonnie Raitt: Fifty Years of Slide

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Chart of cable capacitance versus treble rolloff by length

Guitar Cables and Signal Loss Explained

Ismail Okafor